Awful taco

Look at me now... I'M GETTIN' PAY-PER!!!

NBA Double Flop GIFs

Flopping isn't cool. You know what's cool? Double flopping.

LeBron James and David West

JR Smith and Raja Bell

Manu Ginobili and James Harden

Raja Bell and Manu Ginobili

Derek Fisher and Kevin Martin

An Annotated Visual History of the Sam Cassell Dance

In light of Marco Belinelli getting fined $15,000 for doing a feeble rendition of the Sam Cassell / Big Balls Dance near the end of the Bulls' Game 7 win over the Nets in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs, I did some research.

May 4, 2013:  Marco Belinelli This lackluster effort definitely deserved a fine, though I'm told the penalty was for the celebration itself and not for its poor quality. [Video]

January 14, 2009:  Kobe Bryant Great style, poor timing. Kobe made a late 3-pointer to put the Lakers ahead of the Spurs, only to be topped by a crazy and-1 from who else but Manu Ginobili Tony Parker Tim Duncan... Roger Mason?! [Video]

February 3, 2009:  Andre Iguodala Too soon, part 2. Iggy's otherwise well-executed dance got spoiled when Ray Allen hit a buzzer beater to lift the Celtics over the 76ers. The Hoop Doctors wrote about this. [Video]

February 11, 2009:  Kobe Bryant The final installment in the Premature Big Balls trilogy. Despite Kobe's excellent form with the high knees, the Lakers ended up losing to the Jazz. [Video]

January 28, 2011:  Josh Smith Unlike his predecessors, J-Smoove actually grabbed his junk as the Hawks beat the Knicks. For his innovative effort, the league awarded him a $25,000 fine.

January 30, 2011:  Eddie House House was also fined $25,000 after clinching a Heat victory against the Thunder. Please note that coach Erik Spoelstra went with the more conservative / cost-effective / cowardly fist pump. [Video]

2012:  Greg Slavin My mans and ’em said this guy celebrated hard on multiple occasions. [Footage not found]

April 3, 2013:  Kenneth Faried The Manimal's new-school interpretation of the age-old celebration drips swag, but dude, you're on the bench! Courtesy SB Nation.

2004:  Sam Cassell Showing how it's done. Check out the full court waddle, the extended hold of the arms, the way he contorts his face to look like an alien—oh wait.

1994:  Major League II In closing, I'll add that Basketbawful and Larry Brown Sports have written about this topic in the past. They both credited Major League II for originating the Big Balls Dance.

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Dwyane Wade block and buzzer beater

Greg does compass, injures knee

After his last college exam ever, Greg walked through the compass for the first time in four years. Jeremy was there to capture this shot: [no longer available]

Afterwards, Greg went to Pottruck to play basketball and promptly felt pain in his knee. "I knew something bad would happen when I walked through the compass for the first time," he would later comment.

Upon examining Greg's knee, Dr. Andy reported that "[the injury] does not look severe but will probably keep his soft [multiple expletives deleted] sidelined for the rest of the year."

Greg had been known to avoid the compass at all costs, even if it meant walking away while in a conversation along Locust or stepping in two feet of snow to get around it.

Ilya, at 5am before a 9am final